Vinyl pressings
by Sparks · 1975
Get In The Swing was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
WIPX 1406-1U G 1Side A runout, variant 1
WIPX 1407-1U A 1Side B runout variant 1
WIPX 1406-1U GA 1Side A runout variant 2
WIPX 1406-1U P 1Side B runout variant 2
ISL 6138069 1 380 CIDISEtching Side A
ISL 6138069 2 380 CIDISEtching Side B
SMX47773 9Aetched
SMX47774 9Aetched
MX47773on label
(WIP-6236-A)on label
A1 16153 AStamped Side A
A1 16153 BStamped Side B
Made in AustriaScratched Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Island Records K-6059First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Austria | Island Records 16 153 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Austria | Island Records 16 153 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Island Records 16 153 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Island Records 16 153 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ireland | Island Records WIP.6236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Italy | Island Records WIP 26236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Island Records K6059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Island Records 16.153-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records WIP 6236First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records WIP.6236First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Island Records 6138 069First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Japan | Island Records ILR-10835First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Japan | Island Records ILR-10835First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Get In The Swing are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, France, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records WIP.6236, released July 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIP.6236, WIP 6236, 6138 069, ILR-10835) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIPX 1406-1U G 1 and WIPX 1407-1U A 1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
